Title
Public hearing for closing a portion of right-of-way for Neck Road
Action
ACTION:
(A) Open public hearing to hear all interested parties who appear with respect to the closing of a portion of right-of-way for Neck Road
(B) Close public hearing
(C) Adopt the Order of Closing for a Portion of Neck Road Right-of-Way
Staff Contact: Dave Canaan, LUESA-Storm Water Services
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
As the current property owner, Mecklenburg County now petitions to close a 4.62-acre portion of the public right-of-way for Neck Road (SR 2074). The portion of said right-of-way currently provides access to the Cowan’s Ford Wildlife Refuge and Holly Bend historic house site, both controlled by Mecklenburg County. The County would like to install a new gate to signify the entrance to the refuge and to restrict public access during non-operation hours. Before the gate can be installed, rights-of-way must be abandoned and closed.
Mecklenburg County Land Use and Environmental Services Agency (LUESA) has determined that in its opinion the closing of the portion of said right-of-way of Neck Road would not deprive any individual owning land in the vicinity of said right-of-way of reasonable ingress and egress to their property and would not be contrary to the public interest. The Town of Huntersville Planning Department and the Mecklenburg County Fire Marshal’s Office reviewed the petition and have no objection to the closing of the portion of said right-of-way of Neck Road.
General Statute 153A-241 requires a public hearing and approval of the order for closing by the Board of County Commissioners in order to abandon and close a right-of-way in an unincorporated part of the County. The attached Map and Exhibit A show the current right-of-way for Neck Road and the portion petitioned to be closed. Once closed, the 4.62-acre portion of the former public right-of-way will become vested to the adjacent property owner, Mecklenburg Coun...
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